Re: Strange ... good?

**J* E* M* S* <h*@sbcglobal.net>**

I think the beetles like turf areas. I have really good soil and a good base in my lawn, but with watering restrictions, you just can't go six weeks with no rain and have decent dirt.

jems

On Jul 18, 2012, at 8:49 PM, Duane Campbell wrote:

-----Original Message----- 
From: Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp
Subject: Re: [GWL] Strange ... good?

> Here in central Indiana, I think we see fewer of this bugs because this is 
> our third summer of drought and excessively hot weather. The eggs/larva 
> have a hard time burrowing into rock hard soil.

Not an excuse for my beetles. I have worked so hard on my soil that in many 
areas of my garden I can stick the tip of a trowel into the soil and then 
push it in to the top of the handle with one finger.  I love to do that for 
visitors, who stare in amazement and go home with more enthusiasm for 
improving their own garden soil.

OK, so maybe sometimes when I'm expecting visitors, I do a tiny bit of spot 
spading. That's just between you and me. But still ...

Duane Campbell
Syndicated garden columnist
Author: Best of Green Space; 30 Years of Composted Columns 

Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp
Director, Garden Writers Association
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P.O. Box 20310
Indianapolis, IN 46220-0310
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